Bond of Adrian Scroope of Hartford, Connecticut to Richard Lord, 1668

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

This is a transcription of the register copy of a bond lodged in Hartford Connecticut between Adrian Scroope of Hartford, Connecticut and Richard Lord of the same place in October 1668. Although both men were "of Hartford", the debt was due to be settled in London four months later in February of 1668/9. It does not state whether this is London, England or New London, Connecticut.

The bond, and several others of similar dates, were copied into the last few pages of a register dated in the 1650s. ^[1]

Persons mentioned:

• Adrian Scroope resident of Hartford, Connecticut
• Richard Lord resident of Hartford, Connecticut
• Samuel Willis or Wyllys, a magistrate, son of Governor George Wyllys
• John Allyn both town clerk of Hartford and secretary of the Colony in 1668

Bee it knowne by these pr[e]sents that I Adrian Scroope now
of Hartford doe freely & voluntarily owne & acknowlidge my
selfe to stand indebted and owe unto Richard Lord of Hertford
in Conecticutt in New England his heires executors administrators
or assignes the full and Just sum of fivety pounds sterling lawfull
& currant money of great Brittaine to be paid in London at or before
the last day of february next ensueing the Date hereof unto the said
Richard Lord his heires executors Administrators & assignes firmly by
[interlined] to the said payment above exprest I bind myself my heirs executors adminstrators or assignes [end]
Firmly by subscribing my hand & fixing my seale this Tenth Day of october one =
thousand six hundred sixty eight.

The Condition of this obligatio[n] is such that if the above bound Adrian
Scroope doe pay or cause to be paid unto Richard Lord aforesaid or his order
the full & Just sum[me] of twenty eight pounds nine shillings & nine pence
currant & Lawfull money of England : in London : at or before the first
day of february next ensuing the date hereof (w[hi]ch I doe voluntarily &
freely acknowledge to bee Justly due unto the said ^Richard Lord for a valuable
consideratio[n] already recited) that then the above written obligation
to be void & of none efect other wise to stand in full force & virtue &
for confirmatio[n] hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this
tenth day of octob[e]r Anno Dom[ini] : one thousand six hundred sixty eight :
Adrian Scroope : and Seale {seale}

Signed sealed & delivered in pr[e]sence of us
Samuel Willis
John Allyn

The above written is a true coppy of the originall as attests
John Allyn Sec[reta]ry
octob[e]r 11 : 68 :

Sources

1. ↑ Bond of Adrian Scroope to Richard Lord 1668 Colonial land records of Connecticut, 1640-1846 : including patents, deeds and surveys of land: Land records v. 1-2 1640-1673 Family Search Film 007833446 image 446 viewed at a Family History Centre 9 February 2023